Sunday, September 30, 2007

Unit 3 Chapter 6 Sections 1 & 2

**PARENT/GUARDIAN NOTICE**

PROGRESS REPORTS WENT OUT ON OCTOBER 1, 2007!!!
*Please sign them and have your child return them by FRIDAY!!!

**Student NOTICE**
Bring your Standards Review Workbooks!!!


Ch. 6 Online at: http://go.hrw.com/gopages/index.html

Your Password is: SQ7 HP6

Chapter Summaries in the following languages are available online!

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MONDAY, October 1, 2007
Chapter 6 - Section 3

HOMEWORK FOR THIS WEEK: Due Friday
  1. Quick Writes (Completed in class, daily) *5 Points
  2. Signed Progress Reports *5 Point
  3. Section 3 Take Home Quiz (Given Tue/Wed) *10 Points
  4. Section 4 Take Home Quiz (Given Wed/Thurs)*10 Points
Objectives (Standards 7.4.3)

Students will learn that …
1. The Songhai built a new empire in West Africa.
2. Askia the Great ruled Songhai as an Islamic empire.
3. Songhai fell to Moroccan invaders, ending the great era of West African empires.

Vocabulary
  1. Sunni Ali
  2. Askia the Great

Preteach

___ What You Will Learn … (SE) Preview Main Ideas, Big Idea, and Key Terms and People.
___ Academic Vocabulary (TE) Review with students the high-use academic term in this section.
___ Building Vocabulary (TE) Preteach the terms listed under Building Vocabulary.
___ If YOU were there … (SE) Have students read and discuss the section introduction and question.

Direct Teach

___ Teach the Big Idea Activity (TE) Students discuss the Main Idea questions and create both an annotated timeline and a Venn diagram.
___ Main Idea Questions (TE) Standards-based discussion questions
___ Critical Thinking: Comparing and Contrasting (TE) The Empires of West Africa
___ Differentiating Instruction for Universal Access: Learners Having Difficulty (TE) Askia the Great Chart
___ Critical Thinking: Analyzing (TE) Why Empires Decline [ES]
___ Map: Songhai Empire, c. 1500 (SE)
___ Biography: Askia the Great (SE)
___ Quick Facts: West African Empires Time Line (SE)

Review & Assessment

___ Close (TE) Ask students how Timbuktu’s status represented the power of an empire. Remind them that Timbuktu was attacked and rebuilt many times.
___ Section 3 Assessment (SE)

Possible Resources for This Week

___ Online Quiz Section 3(keyword: SQ7 HP6)
___ PASS: Section Quiz 3
___ Interactive Reader and Study Guide: Section 3
___ CRF: History and Geography: Trade in the Songhai Empire
___ CRF: Biography: Sunni Ali
___ Map Transparency: Songhai Empire, c. 1500
___ Quick Facts Transparency: West African Empires Time Line
___ Daily Bellringer Transparency: Section 3
___ CRF: Vocabulary Builder, Section 3
___ Universal Access Modified Worksheets and Tests CD-ROM
___ Online Chapter Summaries in Six Languages

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TUESDAY, October 2, 2007
Chapter 6 - Section 3 (REVIEW)

HOMEWORK FOR THIS WEEK: Due Friday
  1. Quick Writes (Completed in class, daily) *5 Points
  2. Signed Progress Reports *5 Point
  3. Section 3 Take Home Quiz (Given Tue/Wed) *10 Points
  4. Section 4 Take Home Quiz (Given Wed/Thurs)*10 Points
Objectives (Standards 7.4.3)

Students will learn that …
1. The Songhai built a new empire in West Africa.
2. Askia the Great ruled Songhai as an Islamic empire.
3. Songhai fell to Moroccan invaders, ending the great era of West African empires.

Vocabulary (REVIEWED)
  1. Sunni Ali
  2. Askia the Great

Preteach

___ What You Will Learn … (SE) Preview Main Ideas, Big Idea, and Key Terms and People.
___ Academic Vocabulary (TE) Review with students the high-use academic term in this section.
___ Building Vocabulary (TE) Preteach the terms listed under Building Vocabulary.
___ If YOU were there … (SE) Have students read and discuss the section introduction and question.

Direct Teach

___ Teach the Big Idea Activity (TE) Students discuss the Main Idea questions and create both an annotated timeline and a Venn diagram.
___ Main Idea Questions (TE) Standards-based discussion questions
___ Critical Thinking: Comparing and Contrasting (TE) The Empires of West Africa
___ Differentiating Instruction for Universal Access: Learners Having Difficulty (TE) Askia the Great Chart
___ Critical Thinking: Analyzing (TE) Why Empires Decline [ES]
___ Map: Songhai Empire, c. 1500 (SE)
___ Biography: Askia the Great (SE)
___ Quick Facts: West African Empires Time Line (SE)

Review & Assessment

___ Close (TE) Ask students how Timbuktu’s status represented the power of an empire. Remind them that Timbuktu was attacked and rebuilt many times.
___ Section 3 Assessment (SE)

Possible Resources for This Week

___ Online Quiz Section 3(keyword: SQ7 HP6)
___ PASS: Section Quiz 3
___ Interactive Reader and Study Guide: Section 3
___ CRF: History and Geography: Trade in the Songhai Empire
___ CRF: Biography: Sunni Ali
___ Map Transparency: Songhai Empire, c. 1500
___ Quick Facts Transparency: West African Empires Time Line
___ Daily Bellringer Transparency: Section 3
___ CRF: Vocabulary Builder, Section 3
___ Universal Access Modified Worksheets and Tests CD-ROM
___ Online Chapter Summaries in Six Languages

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WEDNESDAY, October 3, 2007
Chapter 6 - Section 4 (INTRO)

HOMEWORK FOR THIS WEEK: Due Friday
  1. Quick Writes (Completed in class, daily) *5 Points
  2. Signed Progress Reports *5 Point
  3. Section 3 Take Home Quiz (Given Tue/Wed) *10 Points
  4. Section 4 Take Home Quiz (Given Wed/Thurs)*10 Points

Objectives (Standards 7.4.4 & 7.4.5)

Students will learn that …
1. Storytellers helped maintain the oral history of the cultures of West Africa.
2. Visitors to West Africa from other lands wrote histories and descriptions of what they saw there.
3. Traditionally, West Africans have valued the arts

Vocabulary

  1. oral history
  2. griots
  3. proverbs
  4. kente

Preteach

___ What You Will Learn … (SE) Preview Main Ideas, Big Idea, and Key Terms and People.
___ Building Vocabulary (TE) Preteach the terms listed under Building Vocabulary.
___ If YOU were there … (SE) Have students read and discuss the section introduction and question.

Direct Teach

___ Teach the Big Idea Activity (TE) Students discuss the Main Idea questions and list and identify about West Africa’s historical and artistic traditions.
___ Main Idea Questions (TE) Standards-based discussion questions
___ Differentiating Instruction for Universal Access: ELL (TE) Oral Histories
___ Differentiating Instruction for Universal Access: Learners Having Difficulty (TE) Travelers’ and Scholars’ Scrapbooks [RS]
___ Social Studies Skill: Analyzing Visuals (TE) Art Appreciation
___ Primary Source: A Description of Mali (SE)
___ Linking to Today: Music From Mali to Memphis (SE)
___ Literature in History: Sundiata (SE)

Review & Assessment

___ Close (TE) Have students discuss the elements of history and art that have had a lasting effect on West Africa. Ask students to identify elements that still exist today.
___ Section 4 Assessment (SE)
___ Quick Facts: (SE) Chapter Visual Summary

Possible Resources for This Week

___ Online Quiz Section 4(keyword: SQ7 HP6)
___ PASS: Section Quiz 4
___ Quick Facts Transparency: West African Empires Visual Summary
___ Interactive Reader and Study Guide: Section 4
___ CRF: Interdisciplinary Project: West Africa: Tales, Fables, and Stories
___ CRF: Primary Source: Leo Africanus visits Timbuktu
___ CRF: Biography: Leo Africanus
___ Daily Bellringer Transparency: Section 4
___ CRF: Vocabulary Builder, Section 4
___ Universal Access Modified Worksheets and Tests CD-ROM
___ Standards Review Workbook
___ Online Chapter Summaries in Six Languages

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THURSDAY, October 4, 2007
Chapter 6 - Section 4 (REVIEW)

HOMEWORK FOR THIS WEEK: Due Friday
  1. Quick Writes (Completed in class, daily) *5 Points
  2. Signed Progress Reports *5 Point
  3. Section 3 Take Home Quiz (Given Tue/Wed) *10 Points
  4. Section 4 Take Home Quiz (Given Wed/Thurs)*10 Points

Objectives (Standards 7.4.4 & 7.4.5) REVIEWED TODAY

Students will learn that …
1. Storytellers helped maintain the oral history of the cultures of West Africa.
2. Visitors to West Africa from other lands wrote histories and descriptions of what they saw there.
3. Traditionally, West Africans have valued the arts

Vocabulary REVIEWED

  1. oral history
  2. griots
  3. proverbs
  4. kente

Preteach

___ What You Will Learn … (SE) Preview Main Ideas, Big Idea, and Key Terms and People.
___ Building Vocabulary (TE) Preteach the terms listed under Building Vocabulary.
___ If YOU were there … (SE) Have students read and discuss the section introduction and question.

Direct Teach

___ Teach the Big Idea Activity (TE) Students discuss the Main Idea questions and list and identify about West Africa’s historical and artistic traditions.
___ Main Idea Questions (TE) Standards-based discussion questions
___ Differentiating Instruction for Universal Access: ELL (TE) Oral Histories
___ Differentiating Instruction for Universal Access: Learners Having Difficulty (TE) Travelers’ and Scholars’ Scrapbooks [RS]
___ Social Studies Skill: Analyzing Visuals (TE) Art Appreciation
___ Primary Source: A Description of Mali (SE)
___ Linking to Today: Music From Mali to Memphis (SE)
___ Literature in History: Sundiata (SE)

Review & Assessment

___ Close (TE) Have students discuss the elements of history and art that have had a lasting effect on West Africa. Ask students to identify elements that still exist today.
___ Section 4 Assessment (SE)
___ Quick Facts: (SE) Chapter Visual Summary

Possible Resources for This Week

___ Online Quiz Section 4(keyword: SQ7 HP6)
___ PASS: Section Quiz 4
___ Quick Facts Transparency: West African Empires Visual Summary
___ Interactive Reader and Study Guide: Section 4
___ CRF: Interdisciplinary Project: West Africa: Tales, Fables, and Stories
___ CRF: Primary Source: Leo Africanus visits Timbuktu
___ CRF: Biography: Leo Africanus
___ Daily Bellringer Transparency: Section 4
___ CRF: Vocabulary Builder, Section 4
___ Universal Access Modified Worksheets and Tests CD-ROM
___ Standards Review Workbook
___ Online Chapter Summaries in Six Languages

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FRIDAY, October 5, 2007
Chapter 6 - Section 3 & 4 (Homework DUE & Quiz Show)

HOMEWORK FOR THIS WEEK: Due TODAY
  1. Quick Writes (Completed in class, daily) *5 Points
  2. Signed Progress Reports *5 Point
  3. Section 3 Take Home Quiz (Given Tue/Wed) *10 Points
  4. Section 4 Take Home Quiz (Given Wed/Thurs)*10 Points

(Standards 7.4.4 & 7.4.5) REVIEWED TODAY During the QUIZ SHOW!!!!


Sunday, September 23, 2007

Unit 3: Chapter 6: Empire of Ghana



The week of Sept. 24-28 in an OVERVIEW:
*Standards 7.4.1 & 7.4.2 will be covered*
  1. Monday (Ch. 6 Section 1 Introduction) - Ghana
    -Vocab Introduction
    -The "Silent Barter"
    -Invasion / Overgrazing / Internal Rebellion
  2. Tuesday (Ch. 6 Section 1 Review) - Ghana
    -Review / Check Understanding
  3. Wednesday (Ch. 6 Section 2 Introduction) - Mali
    -Mali Introduction (Art Intro)
    -Timbuktu Introduction
    -Mali Vocab
  4. Thursday (Ch. 6 Section 2 Review) - Mali
    -Timbuktu Introduction
    -Timbuktu Art Project Time
  5. Friday (Ch. 6 Section 1 & 2 Quiz) - Ghana & Mali
    -HOMEWORK DUE
    -Vocabulary Bingo Ch.'s 4-6 (Individual Points/Extra Credit WILL BE AWARDED!!!)
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Unit 3: Chapter 6: Empire of Ghana
MONDAY - Section 1 Intro

HOMEWORK DUE FRIDAY the 28th!!!
  • YOU MUST READ Pages 130 - 141
  • You MUST TURN IN- Page 135 #'s 1a,1b,2a,2b,2c,3a,3b
  • Timbuktu Travel-Log Due (4 part travel diary)
  • *Extra Credit* Africa Map
    -Choice of Ghana's Empire circa 1050 (p.131), Mali's Empire circa 1300 (p.137), or Africa's Physical Environments (p.113-114)

Objectives (Standard 7.4.1)
Students will learn that …
1. Ghana controlled trade and became wealthy.
2. Through its control of trade, Ghana built an empire.
3. Ghana’s decline was caused by attacking invaders, overgrazing, and the loss of trade.

Vocabulary

  1. silent barter
  2. Tunka Manin

Anticipatory Set

___ What You Will Learn … (SE) Preview Main Ideas, Big Idea, and Key Terms and People.
___ Academic Vocabulary (TE) Review with students the high-use academic term in this section.
___ Building Vocabulary (TE) Preteach the terms listed under Building Vocabulary.
___ If YOU were there … (SE) Have students read and discuss the section introduction and question.

Direct Teach

___ Teach the Big Idea Activity (TE) Students discuss the Main Idea questions and use them to write specific details and a one-paragraph summary.
___ Main Idea Questions (TE) Standards-based discussion questions
___ Cross-Discipline Activity: Geography (TE) Creating a Web Page [ES]
___ Cross-Discipline Activity: Economics (TE) Conducting Silent Barter
___ Differentiating Instruction for Universal Access: Learners Having Difficulty (TE) Daily Life in Ghana [RS]
___ Critical Thinking: Sequencing (TE) Ghana’s Illustrated Time Line
___ Map: Ghana Empire, c. 1050 (SE)
___ Biography: Tunka Manin (SE)

Review & Assessment

___ Close (TE) Ask students to imagine what life was like in Ghana at the height of its empire around 800. Discuss the peace and prosperity of the empire. Ask students to imagine what life was like around 1200, when the empire began to fall apart.
___ Section 1 Assessment (SE) (HOMEWORK)

Resources available for us to use this week

___ Online Quiz Section 1(keyword: SQ7 HP6)
___ PASS: Section Quiz 1
___ Interactive Reader and Study Guide: Section 1
___ CRF: Primary Source: The Kingdom of Ghana
___ Map Transparency: Ghana Empire, c. 1050
___ Daily Bellringer Transparency: Section 1
___ CRF: Vocabulary Builder, Section 1
___ Universal Access Modified Worksheets and Tests CD-ROM
___ Standards Review Workbook
___ Online Chapter Summaries in Six Languages


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    Unit 3: Chapter 6: Empire of Ghana
    TUESDAY-REVIEW of Section 2

    HOMEWORK DUE FRIDAY the 28th!!!
    • YOU MUST READ Pages 130 - 141
    • You MUST TURN IN- Page 135 #'s 1a,1b,2a,2b,2c,3a,3b
    • Timbuktu Travel-Log Due (4 part travel diary)
    • *Extra Credit* Africa Map
      -Choice of Ghana's Empire circa 1050 (p.131), Mali's Empire circa 1300 (p.137), or Africa's Physical Environments (p.113-114)

    Objectives (Standard 7.4.1)
    Students will learn that …
    1. Ghana controlled trade and became wealthy.
    2. Through its control of trade, Ghana built an empire.
    3. Ghana’s decline was caused by attacking invaders, overgrazing, and the loss of trade.

    Vocabulary (review)

    1. silent barter
    2. Tunka Manin

    Anticipatory Set

    ___ What You Will Learn … (SE) Preview Main Ideas, Big Idea, and Key Terms and People.
    ___ Academic Vocabulary (TE) Review with students the high-use academic term in this section.
    ___ Building Vocabulary (TE) Preteach the terms listed under Building Vocabulary.
    ___ If YOU were there … (SE) Have students read and discuss the section introduction and question.

    Direct Teach

    ___ Teach the Big Idea Activity (TE) Students discuss the Main Idea questions and use them to write specific details and a one-paragraph summary.
    ___ Main Idea Questions (TE) Standards-based discussion questions
    ___ Cross-Discipline Activity: Geography (TE) Creating a Web Page [ES]
    ___ Cross-Discipline Activity: Economics (TE) Conducting Silent Barter
    ___ Differentiating Instruction for Universal Access: Learners Having Difficulty (TE) Daily Life in Ghana [RS]
    ___ Critical Thinking: Sequencing (TE) Ghana’s Illustrated Time Line
    ___ Map: Ghana Empire, c. 1050 (SE)
    ___ Biography: Tunka Manin (SE)

    Review & Assessment

    ___ Close (TE) Ask students to imagine what life was like in Ghana at the height of its empire around 800. Discuss the peace and prosperity of the empire. Ask students to imagine what life was like around 1200, when the empire began to fall apart.
    ___ Section 1 Assessment (SE) (HOMEWORK)

    Resources available for us to use this week

    ___ Online Quiz Section 1(keyword: SQ7 HP6)
    ___ PASS: Section Quiz 1
    ___ Interactive Reader and Study Guide: Section 1
    ___ CRF: Primary Source: The Kingdom of Ghana
    ___ Map Transparency: Ghana Empire, c. 1050
    ___ Daily Bellringer Transparency: Section 1
    ___ CRF: Vocabulary Builder, Section 1
    ___ Universal Access Modified Worksheets and Tests CD-ROM
    ___ Standards Review Workbook
    ___ Online Chapter Summaries in Six Languages


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      Unit 3: Chapter 6: Empire of Mali
      Wednesday -Intro of Section 2
      Timbuktu Art Intro Day


      HOMEWORK DUE FRIDAY the 28th!!!
      • YOU MUST READ Pages 130 - 141
      • You MUST TURN IN- Page 135 #'s 1a,1b,2a,2b,2c,3a,3b
      • Timbuktu Travel-Log Due (4 part travel diary)
      • *Extra Credit* Africa Map
        -Choice of Ghana's Empire circa 1050 (p.131), Mali's Empire circa 1300 (p.137), or Africa's Physical Environments (p.113-114)

      Objectives (Standard 7.4.2)
      Students will learn that …

      1. A ruler named Sundiata made Mali into an empire.
      2. Mali reached its height under the ruler Mansa Musa.
      3. Mali fell to invaders in the late 1400s.

      Vocabulary

      1. Sundiata
      2. Mansa Musa

      Anticipatory Set

      ___ What You Will Learn … (SE) Preview Main Ideas, Big Idea, and Key Terms and People.
      ___ Building Vocabulary (TE) Preteach the terms listed under Building Vocabulary.
      ___ If YOU were there … (SE) Have students read and discuss the section introduction and question.

      Direct Teach

      ___ Teach the Big Idea Activity (TE) Students discuss the Main Idea questions and create children’s books that outline the history of Mali.
      ___ Main Idea Questions (TE) Standards-based discussion questions
      ___ Differentiating Instruction for Universal Access: ELL (TE) Mali Trade Chart
      ___ Cross-Discipline Activity: Math (TE) Mansa Musa’s Gold
      ___ Critical Thinking: Categorizing (TE) The Rule of Mansa Musa
      ___ Map: Mali Empire, c. 1300 (SE)
      ___ History Close-up: Timbuktu (SE)
      ___ Biography: Mansa Musa (SE)

      Review & Assessment

      ___ Close (TE) Have students create a time line of the key events in the history of the empire of Mali.
      ___ Section 2 Assessment (SE)

      Resources we have the option to integrate!

      ___ Online Quiz Section 2(keyword: SQ7 HP6)
      ___ PASS: Section Quiz 2

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        Unit 3: Chapter 6: Empire of Mali
        Thursday-Review of Section 2
        Timbuktu Art Time

        HOMEWORK DUE FRIDAY the 28th!!!
        • YOU MUST READ Pages 130 - 141
        • You MUST TURN IN- Page 135 #'s 1a,1b,2a,2b,2c,3a,3b
        • Timbuktu Travel-Log Due (4 part travel diary)
        • *Extra Credit* Africa Map
          -Choice of Ghana's Empire circa 1050 (p.131), Mali's Empire circa 1300 (p.137), or Africa's Physical Environments (p.113-114)

        Objectives (Standard 7.4.2)
        Students will learn that …

        1. A ruler named Sundiata made Mali into an empire.
        2. Mali reached its height under the ruler Mansa Musa.
        3. Mali fell to invaders in the late 1400s.

        Vocabulary

        1. Sundiata
        2. Mansa Musa

        Anticipatory Set

        ___ What You Will Learn … (SE) Preview Main Ideas, Big Idea, and Key Terms and People.
        ___ Building Vocabulary (TE) Preteach the terms listed under Building Vocabulary.
        ___ If YOU were there … (SE) Have students read and discuss the section introduction and question.

        Direct Teach

        ___ Teach the Big Idea Activity (TE) Students discuss the Main Idea questions and create children’s books that outline the history of Mali.
        ___ Main Idea Questions (TE) Standards-based discussion questions
        ___ Differentiating Instruction for Universal Access: ELL (TE) Mali Trade Chart
        ___ Cross-Discipline Activity: Math (TE) Mansa Musa’s Gold
        ___ Critical Thinking: Categorizing (TE) The Rule of Mansa Musa
        ___ Map: Mali Empire, c. 1300 (SE)
        ___ History Close-up: Timbuktu (SE)
        ___ Biography: Mansa Musa (SE)

        Review & Assessment

        ___ Close (TE) Have students create a time line of the key events in the history of the empire of Mali.
        ___ Section 2 Assessment (SE)

        Resources we have the option to integrate!

        ___ Online Quiz Section 2(keyword: SQ7 HP6)
        ___ PASS: Section Quiz


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          Unit 3: Chapter 6: Empire of Mali
          FRIDAY-Review of Section's 1 & 2


          HOMEWORK DUE TODAY!!!! NO EXCUSES!!!!
          • YOU MUST HAVE READ Pages 130 - 141 and be ready for a quiz
          • You MUST TURN IN- Page 135 #'s 1a,1b,2a,2b,2c,3a,3b
          • Timbuktu Travel-Log Due (4 part travel diary)
          • *Extra Credit* Africa Map
            - YOUR Choice of Ghana's Empire circa 1050 (p.131), Mali's Empire circa 1300 (p.137), or Africa's Physical Environments (p.113-114)

          TODAY:

          1. Homework Collection
          2. Ch. 6 sections 1 & 2 Quiz (Standards 7.4.1 & 7.4.2)
          3. Vocabulary Bingo (reviewing Ch. 4-6)

          Sunday, September 16, 2007

          Unit 3 Ch. 5 Early West African Societies

          Unit 3
          Chapter 5 Section 1 (new)
          Early West African Societies
          Monday, September 17, 2007
          CA Standards 7.4.1 (new)
          HOMEWORK DUE THIS WEEK (FRIDAY, Sept. 21, 2007)
          • Ch. 5 Section 1 Assessment (questions 1 & 2) *5 Points
          • Interactive Reader Workbook (pages announced in class) * 5 Points
          • Quick Writes * 5 Points
          • Signed Progress Reports * 2points

          Objectives:
          Students will learn that …

          1. The landforms, water, and plant life affected history in West Africa.
          2. West Africa’s resources included farmland, gold, and salt.

          Vocabulary (Section 1):

          1. rifts
          2. sub-Saharan Africa
          3. Sahel
          4. savannah
          5. rain forests

          PreTeach:

          ___ What You Will Learn … (SE) Preview Main Ideas, Big Idea, and Key Terms and People.
          ___ Academic Vocabulary (TE) Review with students the high-use academic term in this section.
          ___If YOU were there . . . (SE) Have students read and discuss the section introduction and question.

          Direct Teach:


          ___ Teach the Big Idea Activity (TE) Students discuss the Main Idea questions and draw basic maps of Africa.
          ___ Main Idea Questions (TE) Standards-based discussion questions
          ___ Cross-Discipline Activity: Geography (TE) The Niger River
          ___ Collaborative Learning (TE) River Life
          ___ Map: Africa: Physical (SE)
          ___ Map: Environments of Africa (SE)

          Review & Assessment:

          ___ Close (TE) Call on students to describe the differences in the landscapes shown in the photos.
          ___ Section 1 Assessment (SE) (HOMEWORK)

          RESOURCES FOR THIS WEEK:
          ___ Online Quiz Section 1(keyword: SQ7 HP5)
          ___ PASS: Section Quiz 1
          ___ Interactive Reader and Study Guide: Section 1
          ___ CRF: History and Geography: The Geography of Africa
          ___ Map Transparency: Africa: Physical
          ___ Map Transparency: Environments of Africa
          ___ Daily Bellringer Transparency: Section 1
          ___ CRF: Vocabulary Builder, Section 1
          ___ Universal Access Modified Worksheets and Tests CD-ROM
          ___ Standards Review Workbook
          ___ Online Chapter Summaries in Six Languages

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          Unit 3
          Chapter 5 (Section 1 Review from Monday)
          Early West African Societies
          Tuesday, September 18, 2007
          CA Standards 7.4.1 (review)
          HOMEWORK DUE THIS WEEK (FRIDAY, Sept. 21, 2007)
          • Ch. 5 Section 1 Assessment (questions 1 & 2) *5 Points
          • Interactive Reader Workbook (pages announced in class) * 5 Points
          • Quick Writes * 5 Points
          • Signed Progress Reports * 2points

          Objectives:
          Students will learn that …

          1. The landforms, water, and plant life affected history in West Africa.
          2. West Africa’s resources included farmland, gold, and salt.

          Vocabulary (Section 1): Review

          1. rifts
          2. sub-Saharan Africa
          3. Sahel
          4. savannah
          5. rain forests

          PreTeach:

          ___ What You Will Learn … (SE) Preview Main Ideas, Big Idea, and Key Terms and People.
          ___ Academic Vocabulary (TE) Review with students the high-use academic term in this section.
          ___If YOU were there . . . (SE) Have students read and discuss the section introduction and question.

          Direct Teach:

          ___ Teach the Big Idea Activity (TE) Students discuss the Main Idea questions and draw basic maps of Africa.
          ___ Main Idea Questions (TE) Standards-based discussion questions
          ___ Cross-Discipline Activity: Geography (TE) The Niger River
          ___ Collaborative Learning (TE) River Life
          ___ Map: Africa: Physical (SE)
          ___ Map: Environments of Africa (SE)

          Review & Assessment:

          ___ Close (TE) Call on students to describe the differences in the landscapes shown in the photos.
          ___ Section 1 Assessment (SE) (HOMEWORK)

          RESOURCES FOR THIS WEEK:

          ___ Online Quiz Section 1(keyword: SQ7 HP5)
          ___ PASS: Section Quiz 1
          ___ Interactive Reader and Study Guide: Section 1
          ___ CRF: History and Geography: The Geography of Africa
          ___ Map Transparency: Africa: Physical
          ___ Map Transparency: Environments of Africa
          ___ Daily Bellringer Transparency: Section 1
          ___ CRF: Vocabulary Builder, Section 1
          ___ Universal Access Modified Worksheets and Tests CD-ROM
          ___ Standards Review Workbook
          ___ Online Chapter Summaries in Six Languages

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          Unit 3 Section 2
          Chapter 5
          Early West African Societies
          Wednesday, September 19, 2007
          CA Standards 7.4.2 (new)
          HOMEWORK DUE THIS WEEK (FRIDAY, Sept. 21, 2007)
          • Ch. 5 Section 1 Assessment (questions 1 & 2) *5 Points
          • Interactive Reader Workbook (pages announced in class) * 5 Points
          • Quick Writes * 5 Points
          • Signed Progress Reports * 2points

          Objectives:
          Students will learn that …

          1. Family and religion influenced daily life in early West African society.
          2. Iron technology changed life in West Africa.
          3. Trade shaped the history of West Africa.

          Vocabulary:

          1. extended family
          2. animism

          Preteach:

          ___ What You Will Learn … (SE) Preview Main Ideas, Big Idea, and Key Terms and People.
          ___ Academic Vocabulary (TE) Review with students the high-use academic term in this section.
          ___ If you were there … (SE) Have students read and discuss the section introduction and question.

          Direct Teach:

          ___ Teach the Big Idea Activity (TE) Students discuss the Main Idea questions, illustrate a topic covered in this section and then write a caption for it.
          ___ Main Idea Questions (TE) Standards-based discussion questions
          ___ Differentiating Instruction for Universal Access: Advanced Learners/GATE (TE) Dinner Conversation [ES]
          ___ Critical Thinking: Sequencing (TE) Iron technology [RS]
          ___ Quick Facts Chart: Village Society (SE)
          ___ History and Geography: Crossing the Sahara (SE)

          Review & Assessment:

          ___ Close (TE) Have students describe how life in West Africa changed from 500 BC to about AD 1100.
          ___ Section 2 Assessment (SE)
          ___ Quick Facts: (SE) Chapter Visual Summary

          Resources for Section 2:

          ___ Online Quiz Section 2(keyword: SQ7 HP5)
          ___ PASS: Section Quiz 2
          ___ Quick Facts Transparency: Early West African Societies Visual Summary
          ___ Interactive Reader and Study Guide: Section 2
          ___ CRF: Literature: The Singing Man
          ___ CRF: Economics and History: Specialization of Labor
          ___ CRF: Primary Source: A Yoruba Cup
          ___ Quick Facts Transparency: Village Society
          ___ Daily Bellringer Transparency: Section 2
          ___ CRF: Vocabulary Builder, Section 2
          ___ Universal Access Modified Worksheets and Tests CD-ROM
          ___ Standards Review Workbook
          ___ Online Chapter Summaries in Six Languages

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          Unit 3 Section 2 (REVIEW)
          Chapter 5
          Early West African Societies
          THURSDAY, September 20, 2007
          CA Standards 7.4.2 (Review)
          HOMEWORK DUE THIS WEEK (FRIDAY, Sept. 21, 2007)
          • Ch. 5 Section 1 Assessment (questions 1 & 2) *5 Points
          • Interactive Reader Workbook (pages announced in class) * 5 Points
          • Quick Writes * 5 Points
          • Signed Progress Reports * 2points

          Objectives:
          Students will learn that …

          1. Family and religion influenced daily life in early West African society.
          2. Iron technology changed life in West Africa.
          3. Trade shaped the history of West Africa.

          Vocabulary:

          1. extended family
          2. animism

          Preteach:

          ___ What You Will Learn … (SE) Preview Main Ideas, Big Idea, and Key Terms and People.
          ___ Academic Vocabulary (TE) Review with students the high-use academic term in this section.
          ___ If you were there … (SE) Have students read and discuss the section introduction and question.

          Direct Teach:

          ___ Teach the Big Idea Activity (TE) Students discuss the Main Idea questions, illustrate a topic covered in this section and then write a caption for it.
          ___ Main Idea Questions (TE) Standards-based discussion questions
          ___ Differentiating Instruction for Universal Access: Advanced Learners/GATE (TE) Dinner Conversation [ES]
          ___ Critical Thinking: Sequencing (TE) Iron technology [RS]
          ___ Quick Facts Chart: Village Society (SE)
          ___ History and Geography: Crossing the Sahara (SE)

          Review & Assessment:

          ___ Close (TE) Have students describe how life in West Africa changed from 500 BC to about AD 1100.
          ___ Section 2 Assessment (SE)
          ___ Quick Facts: (SE) Chapter Visual Summary

          Resources for Section 2:

          ___ Online Quiz Section 2(keyword: SQ7 HP5)
          ___ PASS: Section Quiz 2
          ___ Quick Facts Transparency: Early West African Societies Visual Summary
          ___ Interactive Reader and Study Guide: Section 2
          ___ CRF: Literature: The Singing Man
          ___ CRF: Economics and History: Specialization of Labor
          ___ CRF: Primary Source: A Yoruba Cup
          ___ Quick Facts Transparency: Village Society
          ___ Daily Bellringer Transparency: Section 2
          ___ CRF: Vocabulary Builder, Section 2
          ___ Universal Access Modified Worksheets and Tests CD-ROM
          ___ Standards Review Workbook
          ___ Online Chapter Summaries in Six Languages

          ___________________________


          Unit 3 Section 2 (REVIEW & Quiz Show)
          Chapter 5
          Early West African Societies

          FRIDAY, September 21, 2007
          CA Standards 7.4.1 & 7.4.2 (Review & Quiz Show)

          HOMEWORK DUE THIS WEEK (FRIDAY, Sept. 21, 2007)
          • Ch. 5 Section 1 Assessment (questions 1 & 2) *5 Points
          • Interactive Reader Workbook (pages announced in class) * 5 Points
          • Quick Writes * 5 Points
          • Signed Progress Reports * 2points

          Objectives:
          Students will learn that …

          1. Family and religion influenced daily life in early West African society.
          2. Iron technology changed life in West Africa.
          3. Trade shaped the history of West Africa.

          Vocabulary:

          1. extended family
          2. animism

          Preteach:

          ___ What You Will Learn … (SE) Preview Main Ideas, Big Idea, and Key Terms and People.
          ___ Academic Vocabulary (TE) Review with students the high-use academic term in this section.
          ___ If you were there … (SE) Have students read and discuss the section introduction and question.

          Direct Teach:

          ___ Teach the Big Idea Activity (TE) Students discuss the Main Idea questions, illustrate a topic covered in this section and then write a caption for it.
          ___ Main Idea Questions (TE) Standards-based discussion questions
          ___ Differentiating Instruction for Universal Access: Advanced Learners/GATE (TE) Dinner Conversation [ES]
          ___ Critical Thinking: Sequencing (TE) Iron technology [RS]
          ___ Quick Facts Chart: Village Society (SE)
          ___ History and Geography: Crossing the Sahara (SE)

          Review & Assessment:

          ___ Close (TE) Have students describe how life in West Africa changed from 500 BC to about AD 1100.
          ___ Section 2 Assessment (SE)
          ___ Quick Facts: (SE) Chapter Visual Summary

          Resources for Section 2:

          ___ Online Quiz Section 2(keyword: SQ7 HP5)
          ___ PASS: Section Quiz 2
          ___ Quick Facts Transparency: Early West African Societies Visual Summary
          ___ Interactive Reader and Study Guide: Section 2
          ___ CRF: Literature: The Singing Man
          ___ CRF: Economics and History: Specialization of Labor
          ___ CRF: Primary Source: A Yoruba Cup
          ___ Quick Facts Transparency: Village Society
          ___ Daily Bellringer Transparency: Section 2
          ___ CRF: Vocabulary Builder, Section 2
          ___ Universal Access Modified Worksheets and Tests CD-ROM
          ___ Standards Review Workbook
          ___ Online Chapter Summaries in Six Languages

          ______________The End_____________

          Sunday, September 9, 2007

          Unit 2 Ch. 4 (Continued...TEST WEEK)

          Unit 2 Chapter 4: The Spread of Islam (SECTION 2)
          Monday
          September 10th, 2007

          Homework: Due FRIDAY

          ***COLLECT HOMEWORK FROM LAST WEEK***

          1. Read Chapter 4 Sections 2 & 3 (review section 1)
          2. Complete Ch. 4 Section 2 Textbook Assessment (1-4)
          3. Complete Standards Workbook (In Class...M-Th) * Pages to be announced*
          4. Complete Required pages from the Interactive Reader Workbook (In Class)
          5. *Newspaper Articles*

          California Standards
          HSS: 7.2.4

          Objectives Students will learn that …
          1. The Ottoman Empire covered a large area in eastern Europe.
          2. The Safavid Empire blended Persian cultural traditions with Shia Islam.
          3. The Mughal Empire in India left an impressive cultural heritage.


          Vocabulary: Janissaries, Mehmed II, sultan, Suleyman I, harem, Shia, Sunni


          Preteach (Anticipatory Set):
          ___ What You Will Learn … (SE) Preview Main Ideas, Big Idea, and Key Terms and People.
          ___ Academic Vocabulary (TE) Review with students the high-use academic term in this section.
          ___ If YOU were there . . . (SE) Have students read and discuss the section introduction and question.

          Direct Teach (w/ modeling):
          ___ Teach the Big Idea Activity (TE) Students discuss the Main Idea questions and identify and illustrate Muslim empires.
          ___ Main Idea Questions (TE) Standards-based discussion questions
          ___ Differentiating Instruction for Universal Access: Advanced Learners/GATE (TE) Ottoman Conquest of Constantinople [ES]
          ___ Collaborative Learning (TE) Branches of Islam Fact Sheets
          ___ Differentiating Instruction for Universal Access: ELL (TE) Safavid Culture [RS]
          ___ Differentiating Instruction for Universal Access: Learners Having Difficulty (TE) Mughal Mural [RS]
          ___ Biography: Mehmed II (SE)
          ___ Map: The Ottoman Empire (SE)
          ___ Map: The Safavid Empire (SE)
          ___ Map: The Mughal Empire (SE)

          Review, Assess & Check for Understanding:
          ___ Close (TE) Briefly review the ways in which Islam spread throughout the Ottoman, Safavid, and Mughal empires. Point out that by the end of the 1600s, Islam was the dominant religion in the region.
          ___ Section 2 Assessment (SE)

          Possible resources for this week!
          ___ Daily Bellringer Transparency: Section 2
          ___ CRF: Vocabulary Builder, Section 2
          ___ Universal Access Modified Worksheets and Tests CD-ROM
          ___ Interactive Reader and Study Guide: Section 2
          ___ CRF: Biographies: Suleyman I; Mumtaz Mahal; Akbar the Great
          ___ CRF: Primary Source: “A Visit to the Wife of Suleyman the Magnificent, c. 1550”
          ___ Map Transparency: The Ottoman Empire
          ___ Map Transparency: The Safavid Empire
          ___ Map Transparency: The Mughal Empire
          ___ Online Quiz Section 2 (keyword: SQ7 HP4)
          ___ PASS: Section Quiz 2

          -----------------------------

          Unit 2 Chapter 4: The Spread of Islam (SECTION 2 REVIEW)
          Tuesday
          September 11th, 2007

          Homework: Due FRIDAY!!!

          1. Read Chapter 4 Sections 2 & 3 (review section 1)
          2. Complete Ch. 4 Section 2 Textbook Assessment (1-4)
          3. Complete Standards Workbook (In Class...M-Th) * Pages to be announced*
          4. Complete Required pages from the Interactive Reader Workbook (In Class)
          5. *Newspaper Articles*

          California Standards
          HSS: 7.2.4

          Objectives Students will learn that …
          1. The Ottoman Empire covered a large area in eastern Europe.
          2. The Safavid Empire blended Persian cultural traditions with Shia Islam.
          3. The Mughal Empire in India left an impressive cultural heritage.


          Vocabulary: Janissaries, Mehmed II, sultan, Suleyman I, harem, Shia, Sunni


          Preteach (Anticipatory Set):
          ___ What You Will Learn … (SE) Preview Main Ideas, Big Idea, and Key Terms and People.
          ___ Academic Vocabulary (TE) Review with students the high-use academic term in this section.
          ___ If YOU were there . . . (SE) Have students read and discuss the section introduction and question.

          Direct Teach (w/ modeling):
          ___ Teach the Big Idea Activity (TE) Students discuss the Main Idea questions and identify and illustrate Muslim empires.
          ___ Main Idea Questions (TE) Standards-based discussion questions
          ___ Differentiating Instruction for Universal Access: Advanced Learners/GATE (TE) Ottoman Conquest of Constantinople [ES]
          ___ Collaborative Learning (TE) Branches of Islam Fact Sheets
          ___ Differentiating Instruction for Universal Access: ELL (TE) Safavid Culture [RS]
          ___ Differentiating Instruction for Universal Access: Learners Having Difficulty (TE) Mughal Mural [RS]
          ___ Biography: Mehmed II (SE)
          ___ Map: The Ottoman Empire (SE)
          ___ Map: The Safavid Empire (SE)
          ___ Map: The Mughal Empire (SE)

          Review, Assess & Check for Understanding:
          ___ Close (TE) Briefly review the ways in which Islam spread throughout the Ottoman, Safavid, and Mughal empires. Point out that by the end of the 1600s, Islam was the dominant religion in the region.
          ___ Section 2 Assessment (SE)

          Possible resources for this week!
          ___ Daily Bellringer Transparency: Section 2
          ___ CRF: Vocabulary Builder, Section 2
          ___ Universal Access Modified Worksheets and Tests CD-ROM
          ___ Interactive Reader and Study Guide: Section 2
          ___ CRF: Biographies: Suleyman I; Mumtaz Mahal; Akbar the Great
          ___ CRF: Primary Source: “A Visit to the Wife of Suleyman the Magnificent, c. 1550”
          ___ Map Transparency: The Ottoman Empire
          ___ Map Transparency: The Safavid Empire
          ___ Map Transparency: The Mughal Empire
          ___ Online Quiz Section 2 (keyword: SQ7 HP4)
          ___ PASS: Section Quiz 2

          *Students will work on an individualized worksheet for a large percentage of the class. These worksheets will be DUE AT THE END OF THE PERIOD. The worksheets will be OPEN BOOK & OPEN NOTE. Students completed early may work on next weeks assignments (Ch. 4 Section 3).




          Unit 2 Chapter 4: The Spread of Islam (SECTION 3)
          Wednesday
          September 12th, 2007

          Homework: Due FRIDAY!!!

          1. Read Chapter 4 Sections 2 & 3 (review section 1)
          2. Complete Ch. 4 Section 2 Textbook Assessment (1-4)
          3. Complete Standards Workbook (In Class...M-Th) * Pages to be announced*
          4. Complete Required pages from the Interactive Reader Workbook (In Class)
          5. *Newspaper Articles*

          California Standards
          HSS: 7.2.6

          Objectives Students will learn that …

          1. Muslim scholars made advances in various fields of science and philosophy. 2. Islam influenced styles of literature and the arts.

          Vocabulary: Ibn Battutah, Sufism, Omar Khayyám, patrons, minaret, calligraphy


          Preteach (Anticipatory Set):

          ___ What You Will Learn … (SE) Preview Main Ideas, Big Idea, and Key Terms and People. ___ Building Vocabulary (TE) Preteach the terms listed under Building Vocabulary.
          ___ If YOU were there . . . (SE) Have students read and discuss the section introduction and question.


          Direct Teach (w/ modeling):

          ___ Teach the Big Idea Activity (TE) Students discuss the Main Idea questions, take notes of an assigned scholar and create an illustration of him/her.
          ___ Main Idea Questions (TE) Standards-based discussion questions
          ___ Critical Thinking: Finding Main Ideas (TE) Muslim Achievements: “New and Improved” Ads
          ___ Critical Thinking: Identifying Cause and Effect (TE) Muslim Advances Essays [ES]
          ___ Collaborative Learning (TE) Muslim Cultural Achievements Collage [RS]
          ___ Primary Source: Travels in Asia and Africa (SE)
          ___ Biography: Omar Khayyám (SE)
          ___ History Close-up: The Blue Mosque (SE)


          Review, Assess & Check for Understanding:

          ___ Close (TE) Ask students how their lives might be different now because of the achievements of the Islamic empires. Have students consider all the various Islamic achievements, from mathematics to literature.
          ___ Section 3 Assessment (SE)

          Possible resources for this week!

          ___ Daily Bellringer Transparency: Section 3

          ___ CRF: Vocabulary Builder, Section 3

          ___ Interactive Reader and Study Guide: Section 3

          ___ CRF: Literature: The Arabian Nights: “The Story of the Enchanted Horse”

          ___ CRF: Interdisciplinary Project: The Islamic World’s Legacy

          ___ Online Quiz Section 3
          (keyword: SQ7 HP4)

          ___ PASS: Section Quiz 3





          Unit 2 Chapter 4: The Spread of Islam (SECTION 3)
          Thursday
          September 13th, 2007

          Homework: Due FRIDAY!!!

          1. Read Chapter 4 Sections 2 & 3 (review section 1)
          2. Complete Ch. 4 Section 2 Textbook Assessment (1-4)
          3. Complete Standards Workbook (In Class...M-Th) * Pages to be announced*
          4. Complete Required pages from the Interactive Reader Workbook (In Class)
          5. *Newspaper Articles*

          California Standards
          HSS: 7.2.6

          Objectives Students will learn that …

          1. Muslim scholars made advances in various fields of science and philosophy. 2. Islam influenced styles of literature and the arts.

          Vocabulary: Ibn Battutah, Sufism, Omar Khayyám, patrons, minaret, calligraphy


          Preteach (Anticipatory Set):

          ___ What You Will Learn … (SE) Preview Main Ideas, Big Idea, and Key Terms and People. ___ Building Vocabulary (TE) Preteach the terms listed under Building Vocabulary.
          ___ If YOU were there . . . (SE) Have students read and discuss the section introduction and question.


          Direct Teach (w/ modeling):

          ___ Teach the Big Idea Activity (TE) Students discuss the Main Idea questions, take notes of an assigned scholar and create an illustration of him/her.
          ___ Main Idea Questions (TE) Standards-based discussion questions
          ___ Critical Thinking: Finding Main Ideas (TE) Muslim Achievements: “New and Improved” Ads
          ___ Critical Thinking: Identifying Cause and Effect (TE) Muslim Advances Essays [ES]
          ___ Collaborative Learning (TE) Muslim Cultural Achievements Collage [RS]
          ___ Primary Source: Travels in Asia and Africa (SE)
          ___ Biography: Omar Khayyám (SE)
          ___ History Close-up: The Blue Mosque (SE)


          Review, Assess & Check for Understanding:

          ___ Close (TE) Ask students how their lives might be different now because of the achievements of the Islamic empires. Have students consider all the various Islamic achievements, from mathematics to literature.
          ___ Section 3 Assessment (SE)

          Possible resources for this week!

          ___ Daily Bellringer Transparency: Section 3

          ___ CRF: Vocabulary Builder, Section 3

          ___ Interactive Reader and Study Guide: Section 3

          ___ CRF: Literature: The Arabian Nights: “The Story of the Enchanted Horse”

          ___ CRF: Interdisciplinary Project: The Islamic World’s Legacy

          ___ Online Quiz Section 3
          (keyword: SQ7 HP4)

          ___ PASS: Section Quiz 3





          Unit 2 Chapter 4: The Spread of Islam (SECTION 3)
          FRIDAY
          September 14th, 2007

          Homework: Due FRIDAY!!! CHAPTER TEST DAY

          1. Read Chapter 4 Sections 2 & 3 (review section 1)
          2. Complete Ch. 4 Section 2 Textbook Assessment (1-4)
          3. Complete Standards Workbook (In Class...M-Th) * Pages to be announced*
          4. Complete Required pages from the Interactive Reader Workbook (In Class)
          5. *Newspaper Articles*

          California Standards
          HSS: 7.2.6

          Objectives Students will learn that …

          1. Muslim scholars made advances in various fields of science and philosophy. 2. Islam influenced styles of literature and the arts.

          Vocabulary: Ibn Battutah, Sufism, Omar Khayyám, patrons, minaret, calligraphy


          Preteach (Anticipatory Set):

          ___ What You Will Learn … (SE) Preview Main Ideas, Big Idea, and Key Terms and People. ___ Building Vocabulary (TE) Preteach the terms listed under Building Vocabulary.
          ___ If YOU were there . . . (SE) Have students read and discuss the section introduction and question.


          Direct Teach (w/ modeling):

          ___ Teach the Big Idea Activity (TE) Students discuss the Main Idea questions, take notes of an assigned scholar and create an illustration of him/her.
          ___ Main Idea Questions (TE) Standards-based discussion questions
          ___ Critical Thinking: Finding Main Ideas (TE) Muslim Achievements: “New and Improved” Ads
          ___ Critical Thinking: Identifying Cause and Effect (TE) Muslim Advances Essays [ES]
          ___ Collaborative Learning (TE) Muslim Cultural Achievements Collage [RS]
          ___ Primary Source: Travels in Asia and Africa (SE)
          ___ Biography: Omar Khayyám (SE)
          ___ History Close-up: The Blue Mosque (SE)


          Review, Assess & Check for Understanding:

          ___ Close (TE) Ask students how their lives might be different now because of the achievements of the Islamic empires. Have students consider all the various Islamic achievements, from mathematics to literature.
          ___ Section 3 Assessment (SE)

          Possible resources for this week!

          ___ Daily Bellringer Transparency: Section 3

          ___ CRF: Vocabulary Builder, Section 3

          ___ Interactive Reader and Study Guide: Section 3

          ___ CRF: Literature: The Arabian Nights: “The Story of the Enchanted Horse”

          ___ CRF: Interdisciplinary Project: The Islamic World’s Legacy

          ___ Online Quiz Section 3
          (keyword: SQ7 HP4)

          ___ PASS: Section Quiz 3



          Monday, September 3, 2007

          Unit 2 Chapter 4 - The Spread of Islam

          Unit 2 Chapter 4: The Spread of Islam
          TUESDAY (SECTION 1)
          September 4th, 2007

          Homework: Due FRIDAY

          1. Read Chapter 4 Sections 1 & 2
          2. Complete Ch. 4 Section 1 Textbook Assessment (1-4)
          3. Complete Standards Workbook (In Class...M-Th) * Pages to be announced*
          4. Complete Required pages from the Interactive Reader Workbook (In Class)
          California Standards
          HSS: 7.2.4, 7.2.5

          Objectives Students will learn that …

          1. Muslim armies conquered many lands into which Islam slowly spread.
          2. Trade helped Islam spread into new areas.
          3. A mix of cultures was one result of Islam’s spread.
          4. Islamic influence encouraged the growth of cities.

          Vocabulary: Abu Bakr, caliph, tolerance

          Preteach (Anticipatory Set):
          ___ What You Will Learn … (SE) Preview Main Ideas, Big Idea, and Key Terms and People.
          ___ Academic Vocabulary (TE) Review with students the high-use academic term in this section.
          ___ If YOU were there . . . (SE) Have students read and discuss the section introduction and question.

          Direct Teach (w/ modeling):
          ___ Teach the Big Idea Activity (TE) Students discuss the Main Idea questions and identify cause and effect in the spread of Islam after Muhammad’s death.
          ___ Main Idea Questions (TE) Standards-based discussion questions
          ___ Differentiating Instruction for Universal Access: Advanced Learners/GATE (TE) Advance of Muslim Rule Map [ES]
          ___ Critical Thinking: Interpreting Maps (TE) Muslim Trade Routes
          ___ Critical Thinking: Comparing and Contrasting (TE) Explaining Trading Goods and Ideas
          ___ Collaborative Learning (TE) Muslim Cities and Universities
          ___ Map: Early Muslim Conquests (SE)
          ___ Map: Trade in the Muslim World (SE)
          ___ History and Geography: The Hajj (SE)

          Review, Assess & Check for Understanding:
          ___ Close (TE) Have students summarize the spread of Muslim rule and the effects of Muslim growth and trade.
          ___ Section 1 Assessment (SE)

          Possible resources for this week!
          ___ Daily Bellringer Transparency: Section 1
          ___ CRF: Vocabulary Builder, Section 1
          ___ Universal Access Modified Worksheets and Tests CD-ROM
          ___ Interactive Reader and Study Guide: Section 1
          ___ CRF: History and Geography: Islam Advances
          ___ CRF: Economics and History: Muslim Trade: An Empire Builder
          ___ CRF: Primary Source: The Pact of Umar
          ___ CRF: Biography: Abu Bakr
          ___ Map Transparency: Early Muslim Conquests
          ___ Map Transparency: Trade in the Muslim World
          ___ Online Quiz Section 1(keyword: SQ7 HP4)
          ___ PASS: Section Quiz 1

          -----------------------------


          Unit 2 Chapter 4: The Spread of Islam
          WEDNESDAY (REVIEW of Section 1)
          September 5th, 2007

          Homework: Due FRIDAY

          1. Read Chapter 4 Sections 1 & 2
          2. Complete Ch. 4 Section 1 Textbook Assessment (1-4)
          3. Complete Standards Workbook (In Class...M-Th) * Pages to be announced*
          4. Complete Required pages from the Interactive Reader Workbook (In Class)
          California Standards
          HSS: 7.2.4, 7.2.5

          Objectives Students will learn that …

          1. Muslim armies conquered many lands into which Islam slowly spread.
          2. Trade helped Islam spread into new areas.
          3. A mix of cultures was one result of Islam’s spread.
          4. Islamic influence encouraged the growth of cities.

          Vocabulary: Abu Bakr, caliph, tolerance

          Preteach (Anticipatory Set):
          ___ What You Will Learn … (SE) Preview Main Ideas, Big Idea, and Key Terms and People.
          ___ Academic Vocabulary (TE) Review with students the high-use academic term in this section.
          ___ If YOU were there . . . (SE) Have students read and discuss the section introduction and question.

          Direct Teach (w/ modeling):
          ___ Teach the Big Idea Activity (TE) Students discuss the Main Idea questions and identify cause and effect in the spread of Islam after Muhammad’s death.
          ___ Main Idea Questions (TE) Standards-based discussion questions
          ___ Differentiating Instruction for Universal Access: Advanced Learners/GATE (TE) Advance of Muslim Rule Map [ES]
          ___ Critical Thinking: Interpreting Maps (TE) Muslim Trade Routes
          ___ Critical Thinking: Comparing and Contrasting (TE) Explaining Trading Goods and Ideas
          ___ Collaborative Learning (TE) Muslim Cities and Universities
          ___ Map: Early Muslim Conquests (SE)
          ___ Map: Trade in the Muslim World (SE)
          ___ History and Geography: The Hajj (SE)

          Review, Assess & Check for Understanding:
          ___ Close (TE) Have students summarize the spread of Muslim rule and the effects of Muslim growth and trade.
          ___ Section 1 Assessment (SE)

          Possible resources for this week!
          ___ Daily Bellringer Transparency: Section 1
          ___ CRF: Vocabulary Builder, Section 1
          ___ Universal Access Modified Worksheets and Tests CD-ROM
          ___ Interactive Reader and Study Guide: Section 1
          ___ CRF: History and Geography: Islam Advances
          ___ CRF: Economics and History: Muslim Trade: An Empire Builder
          ___ CRF: Primary Source: The Pact of Umar
          ___ CRF: Biography: Abu Bakr
          ___ Map Transparency: Early Muslim Conquests
          ___ Map Transparency: Trade in the Muslim World
          ___ Online Quiz Section 1(keyword: SQ7 HP4)
          ___ PASS: Section Quiz 1

          -----------------------------


          Unit 2 Chapter 4: The Spread of Islam (SECTION 2)
          Thursday
          September 6th, 2007

          Homework: Due FRIDAY

          1. Read Chapter 4 Sections 1 & 2
          2. Complete Ch. 4 Section 1 Textbook Assessment (1-4)
          3. Complete Standards Workbook (In Class...M-Th) * Pages to be announced*
          4. Complete Required pages from the Interactive Reader Workbook (In Class)

          California Standards
          HSS: 7.2.4

          Objectives Students will learn that …
          1. The Ottoman Empire covered a large area in eastern Europe.
          2. The Safavid Empire blended Persian cultural traditions with Shia Islam.
          3. The Mughal Empire in India left an impressive cultural heritage.


          Vocabulary: Janissaries, Mehmed II, sultan, Suleyman I, harem, Shia, Sunni


          Preteach (Anticipatory Set):
          ___ What You Will Learn … (SE) Preview Main Ideas, Big Idea, and Key Terms and People.
          ___ Academic Vocabulary (TE) Review with students the high-use academic term in this section.
          ___ If YOU were there . . . (SE) Have students read and discuss the section introduction and question.

          Direct Teach (w/ modeling):
          ___ Teach the Big Idea Activity (TE) Students discuss the Main Idea questions and identify and illustrate Muslim empires.
          ___ Main Idea Questions (TE) Standards-based discussion questions
          ___ Differentiating Instruction for Universal Access: Advanced Learners/GATE (TE) Ottoman Conquest of Constantinople [ES]
          ___ Collaborative Learning (TE) Branches of Islam Fact Sheets
          ___ Differentiating Instruction for Universal Access: ELL (TE) Safavid Culture [RS]
          ___ Differentiating Instruction for Universal Access: Learners Having Difficulty (TE) Mughal Mural [RS]
          ___ Biography: Mehmed II (SE)
          ___ Map: The Ottoman Empire (SE)
          ___ Map: The Safavid Empire (SE)
          ___ Map: The Mughal Empire (SE)

          Review, Assess & Check for Understanding:
          ___ Close (TE) Briefly review the ways in which Islam spread throughout the Ottoman, Safavid, and Mughal empires. Point out that by the end of the 1600s, Islam was the dominant religion in the region.
          ___ Section 2 Assessment (SE)

          Possible resources for this week!
          ___ Daily Bellringer Transparency: Section 2
          ___ CRF: Vocabulary Builder, Section 2
          ___ Universal Access Modified Worksheets and Tests CD-ROM
          ___ Interactive Reader and Study Guide: Section 2
          ___ CRF: Biographies: Suleyman I; Mumtaz Mahal; Akbar the Great
          ___ CRF: Primary Source: “A Visit to the Wife of Suleyman the Magnificent, c. 1550”
          ___ Map Transparency: The Ottoman Empire
          ___ Map Transparency: The Safavid Empire
          ___ Map Transparency: The Mughal Empire
          ___ Online Quiz Section 2 (keyword: SQ7 HP4)
          ___ PASS: Section Quiz 2

          -----------------------------

          Unit 2 Chapter 4: The Spread of Islam (SECTION 2 REVIEW)
          FRIDAY
          September 6th, 2007

          Homework: Due TODAY!!!

          1. Read Chapter 4 Sections 1 & 2
          2. Complete Ch. 4 Section 1 Textbook Assessment (1-4)
          3. Complete Standards Workbook (In Class...M-Th) * Pages to be announced*
          4. Complete Required pages from the Interactive Reader Workbook (In Class)

          California Standards
          HSS: 7.2.4

          Objectives Students will learn that …
          1. The Ottoman Empire covered a large area in eastern Europe.
          2. The Safavid Empire blended Persian cultural traditions with Shia Islam.
          3. The Mughal Empire in India left an impressive cultural heritage.


          Vocabulary: Janissaries, Mehmed II, sultan, Suleyman I, harem, Shia, Sunni


          Preteach (Anticipatory Set):
          ___ What You Will Learn … (SE) Preview Main Ideas, Big Idea, and Key Terms and People.
          ___ Academic Vocabulary (TE) Review with students the high-use academic term in this section.
          ___ If YOU were there . . . (SE) Have students read and discuss the section introduction and question.

          Direct Teach (w/ modeling):
          ___ Teach the Big Idea Activity (TE) Students discuss the Main Idea questions and identify and illustrate Muslim empires.
          ___ Main Idea Questions (TE) Standards-based discussion questions
          ___ Differentiating Instruction for Universal Access: Advanced Learners/GATE (TE) Ottoman Conquest of Constantinople [ES]
          ___ Collaborative Learning (TE) Branches of Islam Fact Sheets
          ___ Differentiating Instruction for Universal Access: ELL (TE) Safavid Culture [RS]
          ___ Differentiating Instruction for Universal Access: Learners Having Difficulty (TE) Mughal Mural [RS]
          ___ Biography: Mehmed II (SE)
          ___ Map: The Ottoman Empire (SE)
          ___ Map: The Safavid Empire (SE)
          ___ Map: The Mughal Empire (SE)

          Review, Assess & Check for Understanding:
          ___ Close (TE) Briefly review the ways in which Islam spread throughout the Ottoman, Safavid, and Mughal empires. Point out that by the end of the 1600s, Islam was the dominant religion in the region.
          ___ Section 2 Assessment (SE)

          Possible resources for this week!
          ___ Daily Bellringer Transparency: Section 2
          ___ CRF: Vocabulary Builder, Section 2
          ___ Universal Access Modified Worksheets and Tests CD-ROM
          ___ Interactive Reader and Study Guide: Section 2
          ___ CRF: Biographies: Suleyman I; Mumtaz Mahal; Akbar the Great
          ___ CRF: Primary Source: “A Visit to the Wife of Suleyman the Magnificent, c. 1550”
          ___ Map Transparency: The Ottoman Empire
          ___ Map Transparency: The Safavid Empire
          ___ Map Transparency: The Mughal Empire
          ___ Online Quiz Section 2 (keyword: SQ7 HP4)
          ___ PASS: Section Quiz 2

          *Students will work on an individualized worksheet for a large percentage of the class. These worksheets will be DUE AT THE END OF THE PERIOD. The worksheets will be OPEN BOOK & OPEN NOTE. Students completed early may work on next weeks assignments (Ch. 4 Section 3).